Growth

Another school year has begun and thus, we have another opportunity to pinpoint areas of growth in our lives. In the past year I have embraced responsibility, felt heartache, been a hypocrite, learned more about what it means to minister to people (especially young ones), learned more about myself and my passions, and focused on developing confidence. Right now I need to learn how to love people better, especially the ones I don't like, and I also need to pray more. One issue I have struggled with lately is holiness. I believe one of our greatest responsibilities is to build and form relationships with others and meet them where they are at and not lord ourselves over them. I also firmly believe that holiness is the best lifestyle one can live. My question is, at what point are you sacrificing your own holiness in order to meet others where they are at? I really don't know the answer to that question...

I get the privilege of being a student mentor to about 25 freshmen this semester and this has turned into one of the areas of my life I most look forward to. We have a great group and I really want to concentrate on how best to minister to these freshmen that I have come to love.

May God continue to bless us through molding us and pruning out our unfavorable characteristics until all that is left of us can be labeled as "Holy." Amen.